Brock's Esto Meat Processing

Brock's Esto Meat Processing operates at 1081 Hwy. 79 N in Bonifay, Holmes County, Florida, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M31606 and P31606. The federal record lists the plant for meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter, and poultry processing, with a grant of inspection dated January 20, 2021. FSIS classifies it as a very small establishment.

Species slaughtered under federal inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant's reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

No website is on file for this establishment. Secondary directory listings and a Facebook page under the same name exist, but they do not state hours, prices, booking practices, or product details that can be verified. Beyond the federal record, details such as scheduling, fees, cut and wrap options, and retail offerings are not yet on file.

The federal record lists both USDA-inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer could in principle bring animals either for inspected processing intended for resale or for custom processing of their own animals, with resulting packages marked Not for Sale. Species reported to FSIS are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. Reported slaughter volume is under 1,000 head per year and FSIS classifies the plant as very small, so capacity is limited. Booking lead times, drop-off procedures, kill day scheduling, hanging fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file. Producers should contact the plant at (850) 263-7777 to confirm whether work is being accepted.

Brock's Esto Meat Processing reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.

The plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates some direct sale of meat is part of its operation, but no source on file describes a retail counter, bundles, halves and quarters, delivery, shipping, or online ordering. Households interested in buying should call (850) 263-7777 to ask what is available.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.